Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together the flour soda, salt and spices. Cream the butter and sugar; add molasses and eggs, mixing well. Stir in the boiling water and then all the dry ingredients. Pour into a buttered 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake for about 40 minutes or so or until a toothpick comes out clean..,Serve warm or cold, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A spoonful of butterscotch ice cream sauce is heavenly. Oh yeah baby.,Preheat oven to 350°. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt ...,with the ginger and the cinnamon ...,And cloves and allspice.,And when it is all sifted together, it should look as magnificent as this. Yes, it is magnificent. Totally.,Mix together the stick of butter and the sugar, and pray it doesn't all stick to your butt.,Then add the molasses and the eggs and beat well. Now, spray your 13x9 pan with Pam or another cooking spray that you like.,Next, pour boiling water over the molasses mixture. No, Beth does not have brown water. She used the measuring cup that had the molasses in it and that way she uses up the rest of the molasses too. Pretty smart. I think so. Beth - you're so cookin' smart. That's why I love you.,______,Until it is nice and creamy like this.,Pour it into a prepared 13x9 baking pan and bake at 350° for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.